Drive-by shooting on I-8 injures two

Two men were shot while riding in a car on eastbound Interstate 8 near state Route 125 early Sunday morning by someone in another vehicle who then drove off.

La Mesa police Lt. Matt Nicholass said the victims, both in their 20s, were taken to a hospital and were thought to be in serious condition.

Police and the California Highway Patrol temporarily closed down sections of both highways to investigate.

The victims were in a silver Nissan Maxima. The make and model of the other vehicle is unknown. It is also unclear whether the victims knew the shooter.

The incident was reported to the CHP at 3:38 a.m. The call came in with the description of a person lying on the ground on the freeway and a car blocking a portion of the road on I-8 near Route 125. That person was one of the victims eventually taken to the hospital.

Personnel at the hospital called La Mesa police at 3:46 a.m. with a report of the two gunshot victims.